Sam Lafferty

Sam Lafferty (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Sam Lafferty
Born (1995-03-06) March 6, 1995
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 113th overall, 2014
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

He was drafted by the Penguins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Lafferty played college hockey at Brown from 2014 to 2018.[2] He scored his first collegiate goal on January 3, 2015 against Denver.[3] Lafferty was named All-ECAC Third Team in 2016–17,[4] and was named Second Team All-Ivy League in 2016–17[5] and 2017–18.[6] He scored his first collegiate hat-trick on February 23, 2018 against Harvard.[7]

On March 7, 2018, Lafferty signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[8]

Lafferty made his NHL debut on October 8, 2019, in Pittsburgh's game against the Winnipeg Jets.[9] Lafferty scored his first NHL goal on October 12, 2019 against the Minnesota Wild.[10]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Hollidaysburg Area High USHS 19 19 26 45 14 — — — — —
2010–11 Hollidaysburg Area High USHS 18 34 35 69 26 — — — — —
2011–12 Deerfield Academy USHS 25 8 8 16 4 — — — — —
2012–13 Deerfield Academy USHS 24 9 15 24 6 — — — — —
2013–14 Deerfield Academy USHS 25 21 34 55 14 — — — — —
2014–15 Brown University ECAC 31 4 8 12 16 — — — — —
2015–16 Brown University ECAC 31 4 6 10 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Brown University ECAC 31 13 22 35 32 — — — — —
2017–18 Brown University ECAC 31 8 14 22 34 — — — — —
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 9 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70 13 36 49 94 — — — — —
2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6 3 0 3 10 — — — — —
2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50 6 7 13 23 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 50 6 7 13 23 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
ECAC Third All-Star Team 2017
All-Ivy League Second Team 2017, 2018

References
  1. Haase, Taylor (October 8, 2019). "Hollidaysburg's Sam Lafferty looking to bring excitement, energy vs. Winnipeg Jets".
  2. "Sam Lafferty - Men's Ice Hockey". Brown University Athletics.
  3. "Men's Hockey Outlasted by No. 11 Denver, 5-3". Brown University Athletics.
  4. "Men's Hockey's Lafferty Named Third Team All-ECAC". Brown University Athletics.
  5. "Men's Hockey's Lafferty, McArdle Collect All-Ivy Accolades". Brown University Athletics.
  6. "Men's Hockey's Gottlieb, Lafferty Earn All-Ivy Honors". Brown University Athletics.
  7. "Lafferty Nets Hat Trick, Men's Hockey Tops Harvard, 6-4". Brown University Athletics.
  8. "Penguins Sign Forward Sam Lafferty to a Two-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com.
  9. "Lafferty's childhood dream comes true". NHL.com.
  10. ""AHL guys" lead Pens to victory". NHL.com.
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